Howard Harris, Jr. (right), music director at Montrose Zion United Methodist Church, accompanies rehearsal on Thursday in Bath Township. Harris is preparing the church music department to present a cantata highlighting a variety of musical genres now performed at the church. (Michael Chritton/Akron Beacon Journal)

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Howard Harris, Jr., music director at Montrose Zion United Methodist Church, accompanies rehearsal on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012, in Bath Township, Ohio. Harris is preparing the church music department to present a cantata highlighting a variety of musical genres now performed at the church. (Michael Chritton/Akron Beacon Journal)

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Conductor Tom DeFrange (left) leads the chorus in rehearsal on Thursday at Montrose Zion United Methodist Church in Bath Township. Music director Howard Harris, Jr. (at piano) is preparing the church music department to present a cantata highlighting a variety of musical genres now performed at the church. (Michael Chritton/Akron Beacon Journal)

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Howard Harris, Jr., music director at Montrose Zion United Methodist Church, accompanies rehearsal on Thursday in Bath Township. Harris is preparing the church music department to present a cantata highlighting a variety of musical genres now performed at the church. (Michael Chritton/Akron Beacon Journal)

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